AN: I OWN HARRY POTTER. (SIGH) NOT REALLY, BUT A GIRL CAN DREAM CAN'T SHE?
FEEL LIKE I SHOULD MENTION: I KNOW SQUAT ABOUT ICE SKATING. IF YOU DO, AND NOTICE SOME THINGS ARE WRONG, SORRY IN ADVANCE.
HOPE YOU ENJOY!
No one could figure out just why Dumbledore wanted to go watch the figure skating competition in Canada. He had arranged a port key for the Order so they could all go with him. Nobody really wanted to go, but didn't have the heart to say no to the old wizard. So, here the Order was, in Canada, going to a figure skating competition, for who knows what reason, but here they were, none the less.
After taking their seats in the arena, with the younger ones in the front row and the older ones behind them, they sat waiting for the show to start. They got programs, a special edition set that consisted of 200 pages with color photographs and short bios of all the skaters. Ginny had been mostly looking through the photos, and was surprised at what she saw on one of the pages.
"Guys, turn to page 115 and tell me what you see." she said.
Turning to the page she said, the whole of the Order present gasped. There, on pages 115 to 125, was a bio and stats of one Hermione Granger, and her partner, Maxim, along with a lot of photographs.
"No way! Hermione? Headmaster, did you know about this?" Harry asked.
"Of course, Harry. Why do you think I wanted to come here today? Rumor has it that she and her partner are going to dominate with their routines today, and I wanted to be here, even if she doesn't know, to support them." Albus said, his eyes twinkling.
Turning back to the pages, the group read her bio and stats of her other life. Apparently, she and her partner were quite good.
Hermione Granger was born in London, England, September 19, 1979 to dentists David and Helena Granger. She started skating at the age of 3, entering and winning several local competitions. She was paired with partner Maxim at the age of 16, and for the last 4 years, they have been dominating the skating world. Together, many coaches and other teams have acknowledged they are a force to be reckoned with. Winning the last 2 world championships, and many national championships, they are well on their way.
"Did she mention this to you, Ginny? You know, during one of your 'girl talk' sessions, maybe?" Ron asked.
"No. If she had told me about this, I would absolutely have remembered. She didn't mention this to me at all, believe me." she said, shaking her head. "Holy hell! Tonks, did you see the pictures of her partner in here? I'm starting to understand why she didn't mention him. I'm sure she wanted to keep him all to herself."
"I saw, alright. You don't think…?" Tonks said. She had a feeling Hermione was shagging her partner, as she would be. He was gorgeous. Maxim, according to his stats, was 6'2". He had black shaggy hair and blue eyes. He was only a few years older than Hermione, and moved with his parents from Russia to London a few months after he was born.
"What? That she's shagging him? She'd be crazy not to be, that's for sure." Ginny said with a laugh.
Harry, on the other hand, was fascinated at the pictures of Hermione. He always thought she was pretty, but the Hermione in the pictures was gorgeous. 'When did she grow up to look like that? And how did I not notice?' he thought.
"You still looking at the pictures of Mione? Surprise, Harry, Ron. You're best 'mate', isn't a 'mate' at all." Bill said from behind them. "We've all known Hermione was a gorgeous bird for quite some time now, and it's high time you two recognized that fact as well."
Looking at the pictures again, Harry knew Bill was right. The Hermione he was looking at was absolutely breath-taking. She had smooth curls instead of the bushy hair he remembered. She had big brown eyes and pouty lips. Her legs were tan and toned, and looked longer than he thought they were. He always thought Hermione was quite short, but her stats said she was 5'7", so not too short. His thoughts were interrupted by Ron.
"Blimey, Harry! Look at this picture of Hermione. Has she always looked like this and we just never noticed?"
"Yeah, Ron. I think she's always looked like this. To us, she was just 'Hermione'. The other part of our trio. I think we've always thought of her as one of the guys, you know. Like Neville or your brothers. Quite clearly we were wrong." Harry said.
"You dolts. You always thought of Hermione as one of the guys, sure. But, I hate to break it to two, the rest of us saw her as a girl. She was pretty when she was younger, and she was downright beautiful when she got older. Apparently, you missed the way the guys were all over her at Bill's wedding. Even compared to Fleur's Veela family, she attracted a lot of attention from the guys in that dress of hers." George said.
"Wow! Look at this picture, guys. She's beautiful." Ginny said. They looked at the picture she was talking about. She was right. It was a picture of Maxim holding Hermione above his head while skating. If she looked like this just in the pictures, they couldn't wait to see her in action. They didn't have to wait long.
The announcer came on and the show started. The Order watched as several couples skated, each talented in their own way. Then, the announcer came on again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, next on the ice, representing England, the reigning gold medal champs, Maxim Kharkov and Hermione Granger."
The crowd burst into applause when they skated onto the ice. Hermione was wearing a silver and red skating costume with white skates. Her hair had been pulled back from her face, falling into two French braided pigtails. She was smiling and laughing, making her look even more beautiful, Harry noted.
The music came on and Hermione and Maxim began skating. She was so graceful on the ice. The Order was a little nervous, not knowing exactly what to expect.
"Harry! You can see her knickers when she skates like that!" Ron whispered.
"You moron! That's a part of her costume." Ginny whispered.
"Whoa! What is she doing? Oh Merlin, she's insane!" Ron whispered, after seeing Hermione performing a throw triple jump. "Okay, that is cool." he added.
They watched in fascination as she and her partner skated, jumped and twirled on the ice during their routine. They were perfect. After every jump, twist, lift or throw, the audience burst into applause. At the end of the performance, every person, including the Order, were on their feet cheering.
"Wow! Did you see her out there? She was perfect. And so graceful, too. Hard to believe that's the same Hermione we know. She's actually a girl, Harry." Ron said, still in shock.
"Yeah, I noticed, Ron. And yes, I saw her. She was perfect, wasn't she? Oh, they're coming up with the scores."
Showing up on the big screen, the judges posted Hermione and Maxim's scores. They earned the highest score so far, with a total of 78.84. Once again, the audience burst into applause.
After another round of skaters, Hermione and Maxim were back on the ice for their second routine. This was the final round, so if they got the highest scores, they would win.
This time, she was wearing a black costume and black skates. Her hair was hanging down, except for the front which was pulled back from her face. She was once again laughing at something Maxim had said, making Harry feel a little jealous.
This routine was filled with more jumps, twists and lifts than the last one. She was still perfect, though. She nailed each jump, landing and lift with ease, making it look like no big deal. After they were done, the audience once again on their feet bursting with applause.
After a few moments, the judges came back with their scores. This routine earned them a 85.56, which when combined with their previous scores, gave them a total of 164.40, putting them in first place with a lead of 10 points. Hermione and Maxim came out for a few laps around the ice, having captured gold again.
"Well, let's get back to the port key and go home. We'll throw her a surprise party tomorrow. Sound good, everyone?" Albus asked. After everyone agreed, they went back to the port key station and landed back at Grimmauld Place. Mrs. Weasley immediately got to work making preparations for Hermione's party tomorrow. Everyone else went their separate ways, with Harry, Ron and Ginny going into the boys room.
"Still can't get over that. I wonder why Hermione never brought it up? She was always saying she wasn't athletic enough, or had the desire to play Quidditch, and she's doing this? Wow." Ron said as he lay on his bed, thumbing through the book again.
"Moron. She's just not capable of flying on a broom. That's why she doesn't play Quidditch. But after what I saw, she is an athlete." Ginny said.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right, Ginny. But I'm gonna have a few words for her when she gets here. I mean, she's always going on and on about how dangerous Quidditch is. Skating is dangerous too. She could fall and hit her head on the ice. She could get cut with a skate. She could really hurt herself out there." Harry said.
He couldn't wait for Hermione to get home.
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